Original Item: Only One Available. This is straight out of the attic! Absolutely original that has not seen the light of day for maybe nearly 100 years. Before that it looks like it was barely used! This is a WWI AEF US Army/USMC M1909 Leather Belt Holster for the Colt or S&W M1917 .45LC Revolver. 

The holster is in very good condition, with the leather still soft, and just a bit of wear around the edges. It still has the original leg tie down, attached to the bottom ring, and even still has the small leather tie inside the belt loop to secure it from moving when mounted. It has a clear US oval logo on the front of the flap. There is a bit of wear around the top flap closure hole, and there also is quite a bit of verdigris caked onto all of the brass rivets. This is a holster that has been in storage for quite some time.

On the rear of the holster there are additional markings:

G&K is the marking of Graton & Knight Manufacturing Co., Worcester, Massachusetts, who made this holster in 1918. A.G. is the marking from the inspector at that location: usually it was their initials.

This holster is not a left hand design. It was originally designed to be carried on the right side of the waist with the gun in the "Butt Forward" position. The right hand would be used for holding a sword. Please see: page #216 in Edward Scott Meadows book US Military Holsters and Pistol Cartridge Boxes.

A very good condition authentic example of an over 100 year old holster for your WWI collection. This would go great with an original WWI era M1917 pistol.